Sunset Beach flounder and redfish report

The initial fall calme fronts have moved by way of the Carolinas and with them much better fishing has appear our way. A good deal of nice flounder are becoming caught right now, along with these at any time-dependable redfish. Pier fishing is nevertheless off and on with occasional spot exhibiting up and some kings possessing been decked.

The huge information is the flounder bite all around Sunset Seaside. A lot of flounder are all around construction inshore, all around the inlets, and in the surf near the piers.

John McDowell was headed down to Sunset Beach to try some shore fishing for flounder. I informed him to get some finger mullet and use a fishfinder rig moved little by little with pauses. I also told him to focus on the shifting tides, fishing for the hrs right after higher and low tide as the existing genuinely started out to move.

Given that then he has held me up-to-date with reports.

“Just wished to check in with you from Sunset Seashore,” mentioned John. “Caught my initial flounder thanks to your suggestions and posts today! twenty-inch elegance and had a handful of more on but need to have apply with environment the hook.”

A lot of folks have problems at first environment the hook when using stay bait for flounder. You have to give the fish time to get the bait. Some anglers wait as extended as a moment or two but I normally give it about 30 seconds. John was obtaining much better as the subsequent day came.

“Well three far more flounder right now,” he stated “Plus three blues in the thirteen to 14 inch array. Many thanks once again for all the suggestions on flounder it is really spending off.”

Later that evening he did even better.

“Caught a extra fat 22-incher this night,” John wrote. “You know your stuff because I am utilizing the fishfinder rig and hitting from large tide for about three hours or so heading into low tide and they appear to be loving a lively finger mullet. I am hooked now on the fall fishing it’s great. You made my 12 months, thanks a million!”

In the fall, it is challenging to conquer a reside finger mullet. Mud minnows are fantastic and you can get them at the store, but for fall flounder (as nicely as bluefish and redfish) nothing is better than a dwell finer mullet on a basic fishfinder rig held down by about an ounce of excess weight.

In addition to the flounder, redfish are even now plentiful in the backwaters and larger red drum are hitting at the Tiny River Jetties. There are some spot on the Sunset Beach pier, and some king mackerel have arrive in right after the spot and bluefish universities. Several pier kings have been decked along the Brunswick County shorelines.

If you want to fish at evening, there are a lot of black drum around the pilings of the bridges, docks, and piers as effectively. Use really refreshing shrimp from a seafood industry and fish on the bottom. Sheepshead are current also, more difficult to catch but taking fiddle crabs for some anglers.

Fall fishing around Sunset Seaside is just gearing up and is previously excellent. Now is a wonderful time for flounder, and numerous people focus to them now before altering over to speckled trout as the weather calme even far more. Don’t forget to fish slowly, with regular pauses, and give individuals flounder some time to take that finger mullet prior to you strike.

For several a lot more tips and techniques for Carolina flounder fishing verify out my new book Surf and Saltwater Fishing in the Carolinas